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Galax Launches its VirtualShow Teasing the 30XX HOF Series
Given that COVID-19 has led to the cancellation of the vast majority of this year’s biggest tradeshows (with early 2021 also set to likely fall victim to this as well), it’s not exactly surprising to see that many graphics card manufacturers have taken some more unorthodox routes towards revealing their…
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Formula E Driver Kicked From E-Sports Event for Cheating
With many physical events being canceled due to the COVID-19 situation, we’ve seen significant growth in virtual e-sports online events replacing them. And, it should be noted, to a pretty popular response from both the sports and gaming community. It seems, however, that there has been a lot of controversy…
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Google Wins US FCC Approval for Radar-Based Hand Sensor
Google’s Project Soli Google has been finally granted a waiver by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for their Soli sensor operation. The Project Soli captures motion in a 3D space using radar beam to enable touchless controls. In fact, Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) team has been working…
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PC Building Simulator Adds Antec’s Line of Cases
Antec Joins the PC Building Simulator The PC building simulator was first unveiled last year. The objective of the game is simple. Build a PC with the allotted budget then assemble them together to get a fully working case. The components available are 3D scanned from actual existing components so…
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Tamagotchi Celebrates 20th Anniversary With New Mini Version
In case you need to re-live some 90’s nostalgia, Bandai has some good news for you. In celebration of the 20th anniversary, they are re-releasing the Tamagotchi. However, it is now in a more compact, mini version. Maybe they saw how profitable this whole retro deal is after Nintendo’s success.…
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Exciting Game Releases in May
With May producing some exciting new titles – eTeknix will give you a run down of some of the more choice selections to keep your eye open for. PREY – MAY 5TH – PC, PS4, XBOX ONE A sci-fi horror/thriller, Bethesda seem to have really pushed out the graphic boat…
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QNAP Introduces Browser Station for Virtual Browsers on Your NAS
QNAP has launched a new app that will give your NAS system yet another cool ability and it is the Browser Station. The app is still in a beta stage, but it’s ready enough that the company let it loose for the public to try it out. In its simplicity,…
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Amazon Exploring the Idea of Using VR and AR for Virtual Home Furniture Shopping
Online retail giant Amazon has been exploring several ways of expanding its retail empire, including flying warehouses, drone delivery, and state-of-the-art grocery stores, but has now been reportedly eyeing virtual reality and augmented reality features for its home furniture shopping store. An unnamed source spoke to the New York Times,…
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Oculus Cuts Rift Prices
The world of VR seems interesting, but you have to pay a high price to participate in it. There is the fact that you need quite a powerful PC and then there is the VR gears price. The latter got a little better as Oculus announced a price cut on…
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Sharkoon Announces X-Rest 7.1 Surround Sound Headset Stand
Sharkoon released a new headset stand that isn’t just a holder for your headset, but one that comes with a virtual 7.1 surround sound card. The new X-Rest 7.1 Surround Sound Headset Stand features an external USB sound card into which you can plug any ordinary headset whether they use default…
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Microsoft Shows $299 Windows 10 VR Headset Solution
It is no secret that Microsoft is betting big on augmented and mixed reality and they have shown their AR headset and its capabilities multiple times. But it seems Microsoft isn’t just betting on the mixed reality while the competition has all the fun with virtual reality – especially now…
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QNAP Releases Exclusive Virtual JBOD Feature with QTS 4.2.2
QNAP Systems released their new QTS 4.2.2 operating system and that comes with an awesome new and unique feature to expand the storage capacity called Virtual JBOD, or VJBOD for short. The new beta function allows users to expand the capacity of their QNAP NAS by using unused storage resources…
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Project Alloy – A Mixed Reality Headset From Intel
The big thing currently is realities, be that either a virtual reality or an augmented reality. Either by immersing yourself completely in a fantasy world or enjoying your favourite YouTube videos while you walk down the road, technology is looking to bring together their digital lives and their real ones…
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Dlodlo V1 – The VR Headset That Looks More Like Sunglasses
When it comes to virtual reality, the only thing stopping everyone from enjoying the latest revolution in computing experiences is the rather large headsets that rest atop your head as you explore worlds unknown. The problem with these headsets is often their size, with rather large blocks of plastic concealing…
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Creative Sound BlasterX H7 Headset Review
Introduction Are you ready to take your audio to the next level? If the answer is yes, then keep on reading, as Creative are telling us that their new headset is one of the best around, and we’re eager to find out how it performs as much as you are!…
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